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Browser size does matter - Actual numbers

By rossboardman ⋅ October 25, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

When Jakob Nielsen claims that you should design for 1024 pixels wide screens since that’s the most predominant screen resolution, he is partially correct. 1024 pixels /is/ the most commonly used screen resolution, however taking his recommendation at face value and optimizing for a browser content area that’s 994 pixels (maximized browser window minus scrollbar) […]

Popularity: 9%

How To: Actual Browser Sizes (final)

By rossboardman ⋅ October 25, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

For years we have seen statistics telling us the size of people’s screens. We know that 1024×768 is the dominant screen size, and that large resolution screens are coming strong.But, this is useless information. We do not want to know the size of a person’s screen. We want to know the size of the browser’s […]

Popularity: 9%

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